Inflatable pad having reinforcing belts
View Patent ↗An inflatable pad includes: an inflatable pad body having a looped surrounding layer interconnecting top and bottom layers to cooperatively define an inflatable space; and a reinforcing belt unit disposed in the inflatable space in the inflatable pad body and connected between the top and bottom layers of the inflatable pad body. The reinforcing belt unit includes two coupling belts and a main reinforcing belt. Each coupling belt is attached fixedly and partially to a corresponding one of the top and bottom layers of the inflatable pad body, and has a central portion that is spaced apart from the corresponding one of the top and bottom layers of the inflatable pad body and that is connected to a corresponding one of opposite looped end portions of the main reinforcing belt.
1. An inflatable pad comprising:
an inflatable pad body having a top layer, a bottom layer, and a looped surrounding layer interconnecting said top and bottom layers to cooperatively define an inflatable space; and
at least one reinforcing belt unit disposed in said inflatable space in said inflatable pad body and connected between said top and bottom layers of said inflatable pad body, said reinforcing belt unit including
two coupling belts, each of which is attached fixedly and partially to a corresponding one of said top and bottom layers of said inflatable pad body and has a central portion spaced apart from the corresponding one of said top and bottom layers of said inflatable pad body, and
a main reinforcing belt having opposite looped end portions that are connected respectively to said central portions of said coupling belts.
2. The inflatable pad as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of said coupling belts includes a belt body, and a thermoplastic layer coated over said belt body and welded partially to the corresponding one of said top and bottom layers of said inflatable pad body.
3. The inflatable pad as claimed in claim 2 , wherein:
said belt bodies of said coupling belts and said main reinforcing belt are made of one of nylon and cotton cloth materials; and
said looped end portions of said main reinforcing belt are sewn respectively to said central portions of said coupling belts.